Taxi out after salute, struck jetway.

Attributes
ACN	91198
Time
Date	198807
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdw
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	91198
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At mdw, marshalling out of gate (no aircraft on next gate). Jetway was removed. Everything was normal. Later, about 1/4 into turn, I heard a crunch and applied the brakes as marshaller was giving stop signal. Passengers were deplaned through air stairs about 15 minutes later and directed to the next cle flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAXI OUT AFTER SALUTE, STRUCK JETWAY.

Narrative: AT MDW, MARSHALLING OUT OF GATE (NO ACFT ON NEXT GATE). JETWAY WAS REMOVED. EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. LATER, ABOUT 1/4 INTO TURN, I HEARD A CRUNCH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AS MARSHALLER WAS GIVING STOP SIGNAL. PAXS WERE DEPLANED THROUGH AIR STAIRS ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER AND DIRECTED TO THE NEXT CLE FLT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.